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VAT registration and returns

Keep VAT records, decisions and submissions connected

Get help assessing registration, organising digital records and preparing VAT Returns with the treatment and deadline made clear.

Company accounts support
Scope agreed firstApproval before submissionMTD-aware workflow
Defined VAT support

Routine compliance without pretending every transaction is routine

The service is shaped around your registration status, accounting period, records and transaction profile.

Common filing workflow

  • Registration or filing scope confirmed before work starts
  • Review of VAT records supplied for the period
  • Adjustments and questions identified for resolution
  • Draft VAT position shared for approval
  • Agreed MTD-compatible submission and confirmation

Confirmed separately where needed

Bookkeeping reconstruction, overseas or Northern Ireland trade, partial exemption, complex property transactions, special schemes, voluntary disclosures and HMRC inspections need explicit review and scope.

How it works

From transaction records to approved return

01

Confirm obligation

Establish registration, period, scheme and deadline.

02

Review records

Check digital records and supporting evidence supplied.

03

Resolve treatment

Identify adjustments and clarify non-routine items.

04

Approve and submit

You approve the VAT position before the agreed submission.

Records to prepare

Digital totals still need supporting records

The required evidence depends on what the business buys and sells and which VAT rules apply.

HMRC VAT record guidance
  • Sales invoices and credit notes
  • Purchase invoices and expense evidence
  • Import and export documentation
  • Business bank and payment records
  • Prior VAT returns and HMRC correspondence
  • Details of schemes, partial exemption or special transactions
Current general rules

Monitor taxable turnover and actual account deadlines

VAT registration is generally required when taxable turnover goes over £90,000 in the previous 12 months or is expected to go over it in the next 30 days. VAT Returns are usually due one month and seven days after the accounting period, but schemes can change the timetable.

Check VAT registration rules
Ready to organise VAT?

Tell us your registration status and next deadline

We will identify the appropriate filing or advisory scope before additional work begins.

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